The centuries-old war against the Daegmon Lord has been dormant for generations. Knowledge of the Gifts--mystical powers of healing and shaping and knowledge, of speech with creatures, and of supernatural strength in battle--has faded into dim folklore, along with knowledge of the ancient enemy. When a Daegmon suddenly appears out of the old tales, and begins to wreak destruction on the remote villages of Gondisle, the realm is thrown into turmoil. Heroes of the land, led by a new generation of the Gifted, must arise and face this ancient enemy. But their situation grows more dire when the...